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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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